You are a brave man to make such a statement on this forum. I would pull out your research tools now, because you had better be prepared to defend it from the onslaught of people who disagree with you
HA! How true it is!
You see not too many people realize that sugaR is actually good for you, not too much sugar mind you but just the right amount. Many doctors encourage things such as a piece of chocolate a day, or soft drinks once in a while. The old age myth that sugar is an imflamitory towards the muscles is just false. I have an aunt who specialize in diets and fiber for people. So in the end sugar is not as bad as people say.
Carbohydrates, that is, sugars in all forms, are good for you. In fact, you need them. If you don't take in sugars, you will die.
Doctors who encourage chocolate usually recommend chocolate that is dark and high in cocoa. This is because of the anti-oxidants found in cocoa. Chocolates containing highly processed sugars, like those in Hershey's Syrup, however, are not as beneficial as the concentration of cocoa is much less (thus fewer antioxidants).
Soft Drinks being recommended by a doctor is ridiculous. That's like a doctor recommending a big mac with cheese. If my doctor would recommend that to me, i would ask his reasoning. Most likely, it would result in me not going to that doctor anymore.
Sugar causing inflammation is not a myth. Several studies prove the inflammatory effects of different foods on various tissues of the body. This includes tissues in the gut and post-absorption, such as the muscles. Sugars cause most of the inflammation associated with these responses. You hearing that this is a myth from your aunt doesn't cut it for me. If you have some studies with abstracts that you can link to, then please do so. Else, I am dismissing this as hearsay.
Processed sugars are bad. That is one of the few blanket statements I will stick to.....unless you can provide compelling evidence to the contrary.
